With a Possible NASCAR Career on the Horizon, Tim McCreadie Wants
Circle K Colossal 100 Victory
CONCORD, N.C. (Feb. 26, 2007) - With a Richard Childress Racing driver development contract in
hand and a possible NASCAR career in his future, 360 OTC World of Outlaws Late Model Series
champion Tim McCreadie
has April 20-21 circled on his hectic racing schedule.
McCreadie is anxiously awaiting those dates because, if all goes as planned, it could be his
final opportunity to win one of the nation's premier dirt-track events-the Circle K Colossal
100 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway.
"The Colossal is one of the biggest races on my calendar," McCreadie said about the
two-day, $50,000-to-win spectacular. "We're looking to knock down some of the marquee
late model events this year including the Colossal
at The Dirt Track, the World 100 and the Knoxville Nationals.
"As far as RCR, I'm going to go out there and run as hard as I can for Richard because
I'm so excited that he's given me a chance," added the 32-year-old racer from Watertown,
N.Y. "I'm ready to do whatever he wants me to do, and give it everything I've got. I'm
excited to be associated with a first-class race team like his. It's really pretty amazing.
"In addition to wheeling Carl and Ann Myers' No. 39 Sweeteners Plus late model in
selected dirt-track events this season, McCreadie will take the first steps in his transition
to a possible NASCAR career. He will drive the No. 31 Golden Gate Meat Co. Chevrolet fielded
by Jim Offenbach's Golden Gate Racing in association with RCR in the NASCAR West Series. He
may also make a few NASCAR Busch Series appearances for RCR later in the year. Even though his
father, "Barefoot" Bob McCreadie, is a DIRT modified racing legend, the younger
McCreadie literally had to work his way into the cockpit.
"We just didn't have the money to do an extra car to put me out there when I was
18," McCreadie explained. "So, I got a job on a military base as a civilian working
on helicopters and then I could afford to race. I grew up in racing, so I figured I wanted to
give it a try. Low and behold, I had a bunch of success my first year and 10 years later I'm
racing for a
living."
 Photo:
Tim McCreadie #39 Battle Shane Clanton
For McCreadie, 2006 was the type of year most drivers only dream about. He shocked the racing
world in January by winning the prestigious Chili Bowl midget race and then settled into a
late model campaign that led to the 360 OTC World of Outlaws Late Model Series championship.
Taking into account his on-track success and his off-track professionalism, members of the
Eastern Motorsports Press Association voted him their 2006 National Driver of the Year.
"I've been very fortunate," McCreadie said. "I love what I'm doing. I've been
fortunate to be in some great equipment with some great owners throughout my career and we've
won a lot of races.
"Winning is what drives me, but the people you meet and the crowds are also very
important. The fans are simply amazing," McCreadie added. "No matter where we are,
I'm just so amazed at how the fans will come to the pit
area after the races and they are happy for you whether you've run bad or whether you've
won."
McCreadie started 34th in last year's Circle K Colossal 100 and sliced through the field to
finish 13th. Even though his charge was spectacular, it wasn't his best performance at the
four-tenths-mile clay oval. That came on April 6, 2002, when he won a Super DIRT Series
modified race.
"The conditions at The Dirt Track always warrant passing and that's what any driver likes
to see," said McCreadie. "But also, you're going into an area that is one of the
hottest places for racing. When we race in Charlotte, I get to see a lot of friends who have
moved down there from New York. And, for toppers, we get to race for some serious money."
The Friday night portion of the Circle K Colossal 100 will feature group time trials and heat
races. The top two finishers in each heat will secure a spot in the 100-lap finale and a draw
will determine the starting lineup.
Saturday night's program begins with a driver autograph session and on-track action includes
at least four additional qualifying races prior to the main event. The race will be part of
the 360 OTC World of Outlaws Late Model Series, but The Dirt Track's traditional format,
including the extremely popular double-file restarts, will be utilized.
If purchased in advance, reserved tickets for both Friday and Saturday nights are $49 for
adults and $19 for children ages 12 and under.
Two-day pit passes are $60 in advance.
Tickets and pit passes for the April 20-21 Circle K Colossal 100 can be purchased online |
